Umbrella Magazine

Tuesday, 24. August 2010

I think we might be a little late on this one: but for all of you who are looking for another independent mens-magazine besides the TRC – head over to the newly launched Umbrella Magazine. A quarterly publication in pdf-format Umbrella gathers inspiration from „the blogs they read, the cities ...

Real, not ordinary, apartments

Tuesday, 18. May 2010

Print is dead? Not if you do it right. And the guys from Apartamento do it right. Other than the glossy Architectural Digest, Apartamento shows the untidy living rooms. Not of the ordinary, the pics come along with portraits of some interesting people. Although this is not about celebrities, the ...

Proper Mag issue #9 preview

Monday, 17. May 2010

So, usually we do not do previews here at The Reference Council. But I guess a little exception to the rule does not hurt every now and then. And the fellow UK magazine-maniacs of Proper Mag just sent over some of the über-cool features that will be published in an ...

Like it or not?

Wednesday, 28. April 2010

Like Button collects all links of your facebook-friends and shows you the most popular sites on the network. It's kind of convenient and entertaining. Somewhat like the good old music charts, but for news. Two things are concerning, though. Firstly, will users in the future solely read the most popular ...

Smelly Book

Saturday, 17. April 2010

Mono.kultur is a print magazine, based in Berlin. Photographer Kai von Rabenau has just published the 23rd issue. It is directed to our most primary sense: the smell. No imagery distracts, the smell is printed onto the paper with a technique called micro-encapsulation. Norwegian artist and scientist Sissel Tolaas is ...

Manzine

Saturday, 20. March 2010

This one popped up on Gary Warnett's blog the other day, but I think our fellow readers over here at the TRC might be interested in this one too (and maybe haven't read it on Gary's blog yet). Though living in 2010 my love for the printed-paper does not cease, ...

The freedom to hate

Sunday, 21. February 2010

"Hate" has just released its sixth issue. The magazine is not financed by advertising but the earnings of the legendary release parties. However, this gives contributing journalists a platform to write without having to consider the interests of advertisers. Since its first release in January 2008 the magazine has developed a ...